Storms in New Mexico in 1988
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New Mexico in 1988, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
New Mexico in 1988 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 54
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $500,000
- Episodes
- 29
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 10 | 1 | 1 | $500,000 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1988
April 1988
May 1988
- Hail in New Mexico, May 5, 1988
- Hail in New Mexico, May 19, 1988
- Tornadoes in New Mexico, May 20, 1988
- Hail in New Mexico, May 25, 1988
- Hail in New Mexico, May 28, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, May 30, 1988
June 1988
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 11, 1988
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, June 13, 1988
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 25, 1988
- Hail in New Mexico, June 29, 1988
July 1988
- Damaging Winds in New Mexico, July 5, 1988
- Damaging Winds in New Mexico, July 7, 1988
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 8, 1988
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 15, 1988
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 18, 1988
- Hail in New Mexico, July 19, 1988
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 22, 1988
August 1988
- Hail in New Mexico, August 4, 1988
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, August 22, 1988
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, August 27, 1988
September 1988
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, September 1, 1988
- Tornado in New Mexico, September 13, 1988
- Hail in New Mexico, September 20, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, September 21, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, September 22, 1988
November 1988
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.